CLAS 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Polynices, Amphiaraus, Lightning

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS 2000
• Professor: John Walsh

Document Summary

Clusters of legends concerning a hero, a family, a tribe, or a city. Makes reference to the ancient story of thebes. Arrival of zeus and abduction of europa o. Tells cadmus to abandon the search of his sister. Search for a cow instead, with a birthmark on it. Where the cow wanders, cadmus is to follow it until it settles. When the cow settles, he was to sacrifice the cow to athena. Ideal sacrifice required the animal to agree to its death. Grain on the animal"s head + with water. Cadmus offends ares for killing his serpent o. Penance is then to serve a period of punishment. Ares is pleased by his penance and provides a gift. Has mixed feelings because its his wife"s daughter with another. Takes the form of a satyr and rapes antiope o. Was able to levitate the stones with his lyre to build the walls. Had become attractive sexually to his host"s son.